AAEON's uCOM-Q6490 is a SMARC 2.1-compliant System-on-Module built on the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 octa-core SoC, targeting robotics, healthcare, industrial automation, and digital signage. The 82x50mm module packs up to 16GB LPDDR5, 64GB UFS storage, dual GbE, PCIe 3.0, USB 3.1/2.0, and a DisplayPort 1.4 output limited to 2K@60Hz, but notably omits the SoC's MIPI camera and display interfaces unlike competing QCS6490-based SMARC SoMs. It supports QC Linux with kernel 6.6.97, though software documentation is sparse, and carrier board availability details remain unclear.
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What are the specifications of the AAEON uCOM-Q6490 SMARC module?
The AAEON uCOM-Q6490 is an 82x50mm SMARC 2.1-compliant module built on the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 octa-core SoC, with up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory and 64GB UFS storage. It exposes dual 2.5Gbps Ethernet PHYs limited to GbE speed, PCIe 3.0 x1, USB 3.1, four USB 2.0 ports, and DisplayPort 1.4 output up to 2K at 60Hz through a 314-pin MXM 3.0 connector. daily.dev keeps embedded engineers current on new SMARC SoM releases like this one.
Why does the AAEON uCOM-Q6490 lack MIPI camera and display support compared to other QCS6490 SMARC modules?
AAEON deliberately left out the Dragonwing QCS6490's MIPI camera and display interfaces on the uCOM-Q6490, unlike competing SMARC 2.1 modules such as Tria/MSC's SM2S-QCS6490 and Sagire's Edge AI 600. Engineers needing displays or cameras on this module must instead rely on its DisplayPort and USB interfaces. comparing SoM design tradeoffs gets easier when daily.dev surfaces competing hardware releases together.
What operating system does the AAEON uCOM-Q6490 support?
The AAEON uCOM-Q6490 supports QC Linux running kernel version 6.6.97, booting from onboard UFS storage. Beyond this, AAEON provides very limited additional documentation about software support for the module. daily.dev helps embedded developers track software support details across new SoM hardware.